APHC010455382026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [0] MONDAY, THE 31st DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 24732/2026 Between: DR. BHUMA BALANARASIMHA REDDY, S/O.VENKATA SUBBA NARASI REDDY, AGED 59 YEARS, OCC DOCTOR, R/O.D.NO.8- 17-28/3, KASIREDDY VEEDHI, GIDDALUR TOWN, MARKAPURAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY IT'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522238 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MARKAPURAM DISTRICT AT MARKAPURAM. 523316 3. THE GIDDALURU MUNICIPALITY, REP. BY IT'S COMMISSIONER, GIDDALUR, MARKAPURAM DISTRICT. 523316 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC HEALTH, ONGOLE DIVISION, ONGOLE. 523316 5. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, GIDDALURU MUNICIPALITY, GIDDALURU, MARKAPURAM DISTRICT 523316 ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of the WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents No.3 to 5 laying Cement Road from 1st Ward, RIO Bus Stand to Smt.Nereddula Malleswari House bearing D.No.8-17- 49/25-1B2 to Sri Magdul Jahan House D.No.8-17-48-29 as per the Grant of Andhra Pradesh Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation(APUFIDC) by encroaching an extent of 7 Feet of petitioner 2 plot in Sy.No.477/1B without issuing any notice and without following any procedure known to law as arbitrary, illegal against Art.19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequentially direct the respondents not to lay any road on the petitioner plot without following any procedure by considering the representation Dt.27-08-202. Counsel for the Petitioner: CHALLA SIVASANKAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP The Court made the following: ORDER : 1. Heard Sri Challa Siva Sankar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Gudapati Lakshmi Narayana, learned Standing Counsel for Municipalities for the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that they have purchased the subject land in the year, 2012 under Registered Sale Deed with specific boundaries. As per the subject document, they have left five (5) feet for the purpose of road. Now, the Municipality wants to lay a road by taking another seven (7) feet from the private property of the petitioner and he has submitted a representation to the Municipality, dated 27.08.2026. Without considering the same, they are proceeding with the work. 3 3. Learned Standing Counsel for the Municipalities would submit that the petition may be disposed of directing the authorities to look into the representation and take appropriate action in this matter. 4. In reply, learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petition may be disposed of by recording the submissions made by the learned Standing Counsel. 5. In the light of the above submissions, the respondent Nos.3 to 5 are directed to look into the representation of the petitioner, dated 27.08.2026 and take appropriate decision over the mater according to the governing Rules and Law. Needless to say that the respondent authorities shall follow due process of law for taking private property of the individual even for the purpose of laying road. 6. With the above directions, the present Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs Interim orders granted earlier if any, stand vacated. Miscellaneous petitions pending if any, stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 31.08.2026 Issue C.C. today B/o. Krs 4 19 THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.24732 of 2026 ( ORDER ) DATE: 31.08.2026 Krs